NEWBURYPORT – Storm Surge Speaker Series and the Newburyport Resiliency Committee Present: “Fortifying Your Future: Understanding Flood Risks and Building Resilience” Speakers: Shelly McComb, Coastal Resilience Specialist - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea...
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ROWLEY: Budget Busters: Don’t Be Left Out in the Cold! Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 1:30 p.m. Rowley Public Library
ROWLEY – This program is for all residents. Learn about fuel assistance, Shine, the Good Neighbor program, RAFT, HMLP (Home Modification Loan Program), food pantries, and other ways of getting support in Massachusetts. Presenters include staff and volunteers from...
Rowley Democrat Committee to Meet
Rowley Democrat Committee The Rowley Democratic Town Committee is holding its first of two October meetings on Tuesday, October 8 at 7pm at the Rowley Public Library. The Rowley DTC provides a forum to meet like-minded people, learn about local issues and candidates,...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Kassner Continues Her No-Show Record by Pulling Out of Candidates Forum with 2024 Challenger Mark Tashjian
[NOTE: Edited for length.] Kristin Kassner, the one-term representative for Essex 2d District (comprising Ipswich, Rowley, Hamilton, Newbury, Georgetown, and half of Topsfield), who won her 2022 election by one vote, has pulled out of a candidates forum with...
Brighter Smiles … DENTAL HEALTH FOR LIFE – PART 2
Last week’s column was about oral care for mothers-to-be and babies. Preventive care truly does start before birth. This week we journey past those early years of life. In preventive-based dental practices we go far beyond saying to patients, “you need to brush and...
Why Adopting 3A at Town Meeting is a Bad Idea for Ipswich – MEETING Tuesday, October 8th, from 7-9pm
IPSWICH – You have seen the many presentations urging you to vote YES on the 3A article at Town Meeting. For those who have real concerns about the negative impact of adopting MBTA 3A, a bipartisan group of concerned citizens will hold an open forum on Tuesday,...
Enter Your Child in the Topsfield Fair Junior King and Queen Pageant
Entry Deadline October 4th TOPSFIELD – Every year the Topsfield Fair hosts a pageant for children between the ages of 5 – 8 years old to become the Junior King and Queen and serve as a representative of the Fair at local parades and other events throughout the year....
Town of Newbury Celebrates Success of Fifth Annual COASTSWEEP Cleanup of Plum Island
NEWBURY – On Sept. 22, about 75 volunteers and members of the Newbury community came together to collect debris along Plum Island Beach as part of the state's COASTSWEEP program. The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management's COASTSWEEP program aims to bring...
Rowley Vaccine Clinic Announced
ROWLEY – On October 9th, 2024, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, the Rowley Board of Health, in conjunction with Conley’s Drugstore, will hold a vaccine clinic for Rowley residents at the Rowley Fire Station, 473 Haverhill St. The new influenza and covid vaccines will be...
Democrats Seek Limit to Open Meeting Law Complaints
GEORGETOWN – The state House Ways and Means Committee is considering a measure that would allow municipalities to request relief from the Attorney General from having to address complaints about open meeting violations from a single individual who files more than a...
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